After hearing that my 90-year-old grandfather, who now relies on a motor scooter most days to get around, just returned from a trip to obtain continuing education in order to his civil engineering license active, I re...

There's a house around the corner from my parents' house that's been abandoned for several years. I'm interested in buying it, so I looked up the tax assessor's records to see who owns it. The record shows the owner a...

I have been renting a nice house for 10 months now. I am on a month to month which the owner wanted. I needed a place and agreed to it. I have been making my rent on time every month. I know she wanted to sell the hou...

hi y'allI'm free!!! My passive income from real estate more than meets my monthly expenses!!!What a unreal feeling!!Leaving my well paying job was final hurdle for the equation of new richAutomatic income , time, and ...

We have tenants that moved in October of last year, 3 months ago. We are new homeowners, and new parents. We bought the duplex that we have been living in for the past five years, and we are living in one side of it...

I just got a quote to replace my hot water heater for $2,450. Is this a reasonable price. It seems high to me. the hot water heater is working fine, but it was made in 1994 and My current tenant is moving so I want to...

Hello Everyone,I just purchased a duplex in December.  One of the tenants does not have a lease in place and she has not responded nor signed the one I sent.   Additionally, she has been late paying her rent every mon...

What's up with all the low income, cheap property "deals"? "I bought a house for $30,000 and rent it out for $700! I'm going to make a great return!"You are completely neglecting future CAPEX. What happens when you ne...

We have a 70 unit senior building that we have owned for the last 20 years. These are all low income and about 20 have section 8 assistance. Rents are low. I would have to say we have not done a great job managing the...